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Here we thought if David Hasselhoff was going to a music video for a food product, it would be for cheeseburgers.
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The Baywatch and Knight Rider alum filmed a music video to sell a convenience store's iced coffee. In "Thirsty for Love," the Hoff expresses how, well, thirsty he is for Cumberland Farms' coffee. Check out the video below:
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Linda Sherman, owner and designer of luxurious knitwear brand J'Envie, will visit Lady's Image this week to discuss fall fashion. Sherman, the daughter of company founder Eli Goldstein, joined the firm in 1989, emphasizing modern, stylish, comfortable designs with exceptional fit. … Continue reading
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Earthquake Damages Starbucks Building
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, called Nisqually in seismic circles, rocked Seattle, Washington, in 2001 and severely damaged the Starbucks corporate headquarters building.
…We greatly appreciate your professionalism, knowledge, and experience, that have assisted us in the preparation of the claim and through our recent negotiations with the insurance carriers. … The team you assembled brought extensive experience to the table during a time when it was critical. Without this experience, we would not have been able to make it through the catastrophe in the manner we did.
I would never hope for a similar situation, but if misfortune struck us again, we would not hesitate in hiring your firm to assist us to prepare and negotiate the insurance claim.
The 1,850,000-square-foot facility is a vintage 1910-1926 building, constructed by poured-in-place concrete with URM (unreinforced masonry) infill walls, which are known, in this day and age, to be prone to failure when faced with an earthquake or high wind pressure. Fortunately, about a year before the earthquake, the building had been seismically retrofitted.
Adjusters International was hired by the building owners, Nitze-Stagen & Co., Inc., to address, among the many issues, the position taken by the insurance carriers that the building was old and the damage pre-existed the magnitude 6.8 earthquake.
- The insurance carriers' consultants took the position that most of the cracks had occurred before the earthquake.
- The insurance carriers' consultants prepared a repair proposal that was based upon the installation of Heli pins into the URM infill walls.
- The carriers argued that although the slabs were cracked as a result of the earthquake, the cracks did not affect the performance of the slabs.
- The carriers refused to pay out for the projected cost of repairs before the repairs were effectuated.
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Adjusters International assembled a team of engineers to prepare a dynamic analysis and presentation that cited petrographic analyses demonstrating that Nisqually had indeed caused the cracks.
Adjusters International's team of engineers proved that the carriers' proposal to use Heli pins to repair damaged walls would result in additional and more severe damage to the URM infill walls in the event of another magnitude 6.8 earthquake. Such a repair, Adjusters International's experts additionally pointed out, was not in compliance with FEMA guidelines.
Our team, which included attorneys, researched the legality of the insurance carriers' position that coverage applied only to actual repairs. Adjusters International was able to prove that the carriers' position would not stand up and would be impossible to defend in a court of law. Ultimately, the insurers agreed.
Adjusters International's team of professionals created a body of legal and technical evidence that clearly demonstrated the effects of the large earthquake on the building. The evidence also shed light on the scope of damage another earthquake could cause if the course of repairs was not properly directed. With the help of Adjusters International, the building owners were able to make repairs in the manner they felt would best protect their assets for the future.


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Poverty consumes so much mental energy that people struggling to make ends meet often have little brainpower left for anything else, leaving them more susceptible to bad decisions that can perpetuate their situation, according to a new study.
"Past research has often blamed [poverty] on the personal failings of the poor. They don't work hard enough; they're not focused enough," said Jiaying Zhao, a University of British Columbia professor and one of the authors of the study, which was published Thursday in the journal Science. "What we're arguing is it's not about the individual. It's about the situation."
As part of the study, researchers conducted experiments on two groups of subjects: low- and middle-income shoppers in a mall in New Jersey, and sugar cane farmers in rural India.
In the mall experiment, shoppers underwent a battery of tests to measure IQ and impulse control. However, half the participants were first given a "teaser" question — what they would do if their car had broken down and needed $1,500 in repair — designed to put a pressing financial concerns at the forefront of their thoughts.
In India, researchers tested the cognitive capacity and decision-making of farmers before the sugar cane harvest, when they were most strapped for money, and afterwards, when they had fewer financial woes.
The results showed that people wrestling with the mental strain of poverty suffered a drop of as much as 13 points in their IQ — roughly the same found in people subjected to a night with no sleep.
"Poverty is the equivalent of pulling an all-nighter," said Harvard economist Sandhil Mullainathan, another of the study's authors. "Picture yourself after an all-nighter. Being poor is like that every day."
Mullainathan said previous research often has assumed that poor people are poor because they are somehow less capable than others, whether inherently or because of past trauma or other environmental factors in their lives. But he said what the latest study suggests is that the strain of poverty can tax the cognitive abilities of anyone experiencing it — and that those abilities return when the burden of poverty disappears.
"While the poor may be experiencing a scarcity of money, at some level what they may really be experiencing is a scarcity of bandwidth, of cognitive capacity," he said. "It's the situation that's creating the stress."
Zhao and Mullainathan said that their findings, if accurate, could have profound implications for public policy.
For starters, policymakers "should beware of imposing cognitive taxes on the poor just as they avoid monetary taxes on the poor," the paper states. Filling out long forms, deciphering complicated rules or undergoing lengthy interviews can consume scarce cognitive resources.
"You are captured by these monetary issues — how to pay rent, how to pay bills," Zhao said. "As a result, you're less attentive to other problems. You neglect other things in life that deserve your attention."


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DWTS13 Who Danced it Better? The "Most Memorable Year" Edition
As many of you may have noticed, costumes aren't the only things that get reused on DWTS – songs get recycled as well, sometimes ad infinitum! After oodles of requests from you guys for a feature like this, I've finally carved out the time to sit down and make it happen 🙂 Marianya actually used to do these posts awhile back – if you go to the search bar and type in "dance comparison", you'll see several editions she did for season 10. Heidi & I are going to try and do it as well as she did, but you know us – if it doesn't involve snark, we probably have the attention span of goldfish. 🙂
Battle of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love"
This was actually the VERY FIRST song ever used on DWTS, when Joey McIntyre & Ashly Costa (née Delgrosso) danced their cha-cha to it back in season 1…
After that, it didn't pop until again until 10 seasons later, as the opening pro number for the 200th episode results show in season 11:
And of course, most recently, Kristin chose it as her "most memorable year" song for her samba with Mark:
Court's take: I was pleasantly surprised at how the band managed to tweak the beat to feel more "samba-y" for Kristin, but as much as she tried to shake her booty and flip her hair – she just didn't manage to fully embody Beyonce's swag. Loved Joey & Ashly's attitude for their cha-cha, although in retrospect Joey was probably not as good as I thought he was back then – the standard of competition has definitely gone up in 13 seasons 😉 But for me the real standout was the 200th episode pro dance; loved the fact that we saw multiple styles in it (cha-cha, quickstep, a little bit of samba) as well as a TON of pros from the past coming, almost literally, out of the woodwork – all the usual suspects, as well as some rarer ones like Anna D., Corky, Ashly, & even Inna (remember her?) While they may have a bit of an unfair edge…gotta give it to the pros in this one. That dance was HOT.
Battle of No Doubt's "It's My Life"
First, Louie Vito had it for his foxtrot with Chelsie in season 9:
And of course, our favorite fashionista, Carson, tangoed to it with Anna for his "most memorable year" dance:
Court's take: Poor Louie never stood a chance against the fabulousity of Carson 😛 Plus the song just feels better as a tango for me.
Battle of Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon"
Fittingly, it was astronaut Buzz Aldrin's foxtrot with Ashly in season 10…
And then Rob honored his late dad with the song when he foxtrotted with Cheryl to it this week:
Court's take: While I thought Buzz was adorable, his age kinda limited his range of motion – and by extension, the tempo of the music he danced to. It just felt so slooooow. I actually really enjoyed Rob's – it was light and carefree, and Rob looked like he really connected to the song and enjoyed himself.
So whose renditions of these songs do YOU guys prefer? 🙂


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Hotel Le Palme
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We believe that customers booking a Sardatur holiday are looking for that personal attention and individual service, which only a truly independent, specialist company can offer. We are passionate about Italy, and our sole aim is to provide our customers with quality holidays, backed by solid experience and the highest level of customer care. We truly are the Italian specialists, with Italian directors who have over 30 years' experience in selling holidays to Italy and a sales team also with many years of experience and a passion for selling Italy.
Sardatur Holidays comprises a large range of accommodation, from simple residences to luxury hotels. The official ratings are based on certain facilities or services being available and they do not take into account the size of the bedrooms or public rooms, nor the preferred décor pf the owner, which may be at odds with your taste. Hotels in the same category, even in the same resort, can vary considerably in character, ambience, service and facilities and may not offer the same staffing levels and facilities, or be as well maintained. it must be bourne in mind that cost is a good indication of standards, particulary when comparing hotels in the same star rating.
As well as the hotel's official star rating, we have also given our own special rating, based on our personal opinion. This rating should be taken into consideration, especially when comparing hotels of the same official star rating. By all means browse our website to get an idea of what we offer. However, if like many of our repeat customers, you would like the reassurance of speaking to someone with first hand knowledge of a particular property or area, then do call us. Together we will find the perfect holiday.
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Hotel Le Palme sits in the heart of the Costa Smeralda, just 100m from the pretty inlet of Cala Pitrizza, characterised by crystal clear waters and pink granite rocks. Located in a village style setting known as "I Giardini di Porto Cervo" (the Garden of Porto Cervo), the location is attractive: characterised by a number of large connecting ponds and bridges, giving the impression of a series of waterways or canals. Surrounded by Mediterranean style gardens, Hotel Le Palme is just 3km away from the centre of fashionable Porto Cervo.
The sandy beach of "Liscia di Vacca" is approximately 100m away, where the hotel has its own private area, complete with complimentary sun-beds and parasols (subject to availability). There is a snack bar "Il Gazebo", near the hotel's seawater swimming pool, which is located in the gardens and furnished with complimentary sun-loungers under the palm trees. Beach & pool towels are free of charge (with deposit).
For younger guests, a complimentary Mini Club (age 4-12 yrs) operates Monday to Saturday from 14Jun until 07Sep (usually 10:00-12:00 & again from 16:00-18:00hrs). English spoken.
The "Romantic" Restaurant offers a rich buffet breakfast, which is served on its open-air terrace overlooking the pool. For a buffet lunch, guests can enjoy a choice of hot dishes. Dinner is a waiter service first & second course selection of fish and meat, with a buffet selection of hors d'oeuvres, salads and desserts.
Grill Restaurant & bar "Il Gazebo" near the pool, offers waiter service for snacks and light lunches. The American piano bar, with outdoor verandah, is a pleasant venue for aperitifs or after-dinner drinks.
The "Dine Around Baja Hotels" option, offers evening dining at the following Baja hotels' restaurants without extra cost: • Club Hotel ("Bouganville") • Hotel La Bisaccia ("La Terrazza") • Hotel Grand Relais dei Nuraghi. Available to full board guests - prior reservation by 13:00hrs required. Transportation to Baja Sardinia is not included.
A wide range of sporting & wellness activities are available, including a small outdoor fitness area (free). The Wellness & Beauty Centre offers its guests moments of full relax as beauty treatments, massages and hairdresser (all at local cost). Diving, snorkelling, deep sea fishing and sailing, can be arranged at the Baja Hotels "Aqua Centre" approximately 800m away in Poltu Quatu (all at local cost).
(Transportation to off site facilities & restaurants is not included).
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92 comfortably furnished guestrooms & suites, on the ground, first or second floor, overlooking the gardens.
Classic: Double or twin bedded, located on the ground or first floor. Most rooms have a balcony. Third bed or cot available (some take both). Interconnecting available: Classic with Suite on ground floor. Classic (no balcony) with Deluxe on upper floor.
Deluxe: Double or twin bedded located on the first or second floor, more spacious than Classic, with balcony and side sea view. Third & fourth bed or third bed plus cot possible. Interconnecting available: Deluxe with Classic (no balcony) and Suite.
Prestige: Double or twin bedded, located in a select area of the hotel on the first or second floor, with balcony and side sea view. The "Prestige" service includes fresh fruit and sparkling wine on arrival, dining in a private section of the restaurant, courtesy set in the bathroom and special linen. Third bed plus cot possible. No interconnecting.
Suite: Located on the ground, first or second floor, suites offer a bedroom with king size bed, with a door leading to the living area. Patio or balcony, all with distant sea views. Suites include the "Prestige" service of fresh fruit and sparkling wine on arrival, dining in a private section of the restaurant, courtesy set in the bathroom and special linen. Interconnecting available with Classic (on ground floor) & Deluxe on upper floor. Third & fourth bed plus cot available.
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All rooms offer: private bathroom with bath and hand shower (with wall bracket), air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone, mini-bar, hairdryer, safe, and satellite TV. Most rooms have private furnished balcony or patio and some have side sea views. Interconnecting rooms available.
Customer Reviews
'Beautiful hotel in gorgeous grounds. The food was particularly good and the style and ambiance of Le Palme was very relaxing. We enjoyed the opportunity to visit the sister hotels and found the shuttle bus very useful'. July 2017
'Lovely location. Excellent quality of service'. June 2016
'Lovely hotel and delicious food, very relaxing holiday'' June 2016
"We had quite a big room, clean and comfortable. We liked the entertainmemt for kids and also the quality of fitness classes for women. The food was marvellous - wide range of things to eat from starters to deserts. Fantastic, cheerful and helpful waiters." E - July 2013


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Only two types of people matter when it comes to connecting yourself or your business: 1) your ideal prospects and 2) your referring sources.
The trick that turns all business development into success is to know exactly whom you need to connect with in order to maximize your time and income.
1. Prospects
This includes anyone who has a need and a budget you can serve. It sounds simple, but actually you may have more requirements than prospects do. We always think that we're being judged when it comes to connecting and competing for business. In fact, you have a lot of thinking to do before you begin to develop business relationships, or re-start your business development campaign.
You might have several constraints that narrow down who would be your ideal prospect. For example, given your overhead and business expenses you may be able to work only with clients who have a budget of a certain size. Conversely some clients may be too large for you to successfully serve. To manage large accounts, you might need administrative support you currently don't have, or partners with whom you haven't yet connected.
There might be geography involved as well. For example, you might not want to travel farther than a 50-mile radius from your location. While it's fashionable to say no one needs to physically meet with anyone to do business with them: actually meeting may be a condition of your getting the first deal at least. For example, to provide a proposal you might first need to walk a manufacturing floor, see the condition of a property or simply meet the staff you'd be evaluating or interfacing with. Sometimes, to really see if you're with a real, trustworthy and motivated prospect, you simply need a face-to-face meeting before it makes sense to start a relationship.
So spend a lot of time developing the profiles of your ideal prospects. Exactly what are their needs, ranges of budget, demands on your time and attention, typical deadlines, types of deliverables and even their corporate cultures and communication styles? Decide what clients you serve best, and you can maximize your time and resources in business development. Of course, this works for job hunting and career changes as well.
2. Referring Sources
This includes anyone who knows anyone with a need and a budget you can serve. The surprising thing is most everyone you meet is a potential referring source. That's because almost everyone knows someone who would be a perfect client for you, if you are able to articulate who is the perfect client for you. You only get referrals when you are able to crisply tell other people about the ideal clients you serve. Then add how you uniquely, competently and with great care serve these people and businesses.
The best suspects for giving you referrals are your current clients, your past clients or employers, and your own professional consultants including your accountant, bookkeeper, attorney, business coach and the like.
Overlook these people at your own peril
The most overlooked referral sources are the service people you patronize. For example, consider the person who cuts your hair. Almost everyone gets a haircut. It's likely your ideal prospects are getting their haircuts from a professional hairstylist, including yours. Therefore, it's likely your hairstylist has several ideal prospects for you. They are the people sitting in the same chair that you do, just getting their haircut at a different time or a different day.
Ask yourself: am I talking about the right thing to people who know me?
Here's the other questions to ask yourself. Does everyone who know me, know exactly the type of client I serve well and that I want more of? Can my referring sources easily tell other people what I do and how I do it? Have I shared some simple to remember – and easy to repeat – success stories? Do I regularly speak in positive terms about my business and my business development goals? Would I be top of mind when my referring sources meet with people – or sit next to them at a holiday dinner?
Take advantage of holiday "down time"
Take one day at least to profile whom you want to do business with. Identify all the details about your ideal prospects. Use adjectives and descriptive phrases that make it easy for you and other people to recognize them. It's kind of like creating the composite sketch that professional illustrators make for police when they are looking for a suspect and need help from the community to recognize and locate that person.
Once you know exactly what type of person or company you want to meet, make a list of everyone who can help you find these ideal prospects. Then, speak up! Use the gratitude attitude to make it not so "pitchy."
Even when it's not Thanksgiving, give thanks
Thank your referring sources, every time you bring up the topic of your business development goals. Here the trick: thank them for helping you – BEFORE they help you. That creates a need to in them to have earned your gratitude. And, what's a better attitude than gratitude for all the new business you'll be creating?
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Bay seeks consistency in comfort of Seattle home
Club hopes veteran outfielder delivers power boost to lineup
And for Bay, who felt stuck in neutral for three seasons with the Mets, that was a welcome approach. Bay is eager for a fresh start and he'll get that in Seattle, about 10 miles from his offseason home in Kirkland, Wash., with a team that needs him just as much as he needs it.
"I told Jack when I came here, this wasn't a platform spot for me," Bay said Monday when meeting the media at Safeco Field for the first time since signing a one-year deal with the Mariners. "I'm not picking a spot to try to boost value for next year. This is somewhere where I feel like I can still play, there's a good fit for me here and I'm looking forward to it."
The Mariners need a veteran right-handed hitter with some middle-of-the-order presence. Whether Bay can still be that guy after three seasons of struggles in New York is a big question mark, but one Zduriencik is willing to find out the answer to given the low-risk, $1 million deal the 34-year-old agreed to following his release from the Mets with $21 million still owed on his prior contract.
"He's had a few struggles the last few years, no question," said Zduriencik. "There's been some injuries attached to that, other factors, who knows what it is. But when you look at a comfortable environment, he lives here, he's from the Northwest, went to college here, all the arrows point to this as a good place for him to have a bounceback year. This just feels right."
Bay, 34, was one of the most consistent sluggers in baseball from 2004-09 with the Pirates and Red Sox, averaging 29 home runs and 99 RBIs over a six-year span. But the wheels came off after he signed a four-year, $66 million deal with the Mets in 2010.
Some have blamed concussion problems and a neck injury after a tough collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium cost him the final two months of the 2010 season. Another concussion put him back on the disabled list last year for a time. But he refuses to blame that, other than saying the games missed might have affected him, and says he's 100 percent healthy now.
So what did go wrong with the Mets?
"I've answered that question a bazillion times," he said. "Everybody else has an opinion about it. I don't, per se. It wasn't for lack of trying. I got off to a slow start and then it felt like I was swimming upstream the entire time. It's something I don't shy away from. It's part of the job. It's part of what you do. Owning up to that is absolutely part of it. But it just didn't work.
"I can't put my finger on it. People will say this or that, but for me, I could just never get going. I got banged up a little bit, not an excuse, just reality, and that didn't help. But I don't think that was the No. 1 reason. I just couldn't get on track and move forward. I was just stuck in one gear."
Mariners manager Eric Wedge said Bay potentially fits his team's biggest need, a right-handed power bat, and he's eager to see how Bay looks this spring.
"We've seen time and again, a change in scenery more times than not is a good thing," Wedge said. "Sometimes you get behind the eight ball and it's just tough to get out from underneath it. I've talked to [former Red Sox manager Terry] Francona and [Mets manager] Terry Collins and they just can't say enough about the guy. I'm excited to have him here."
Bay said he's been told he'll compete for the left-field job and his playing situation obviously will be dictated by how he performs. He's realistic about his situation, but optimistic at the same time. And, yeah, he still feels like he can be the player he was before things went south with the Mets.
"If I didn't think that, I wouldn't be here," he said. "I wouldn't be here trying to hold on for one last year. I feel like I can still do it. And I did do it in New York every now and then, there was just no consistency. If I'd gone months without any sign of life, it would have been, 'OK, this isn't working.' But all the sudden, bam, it was there. We just have to get it there consistently.
"I think any competitor would feel that way. Am I the exact same guy I was in 2004 and 2005? Probably not. But I feel at some capacity, some percentage of that, a large percentage of that, is still pretty good."
If Bay finds a role with the Mariners, he could provide more than just a right-handed bat. Wedge felt the club was missing veteran leadership last season and Bay has been around long enough to fill that bill.
"I looked at the roster and there's not a guy that was born in the '70s on that thing," Bay said with a smile. "I don't feel like I'm that old, but I guess I am around here. So the chance to do that ... I'm not a wave-the-towel kind of guy on the top step, but I've been doing this a long time and there's a lot of young guys, so hopefully I can teach them a thing or two and they can teach me something.
"For me, it's just putting the past behind and moving on and being part of the community where I live. There are just a lot of positives. When I got let go, wherever I ended up was going to be a fresh start. The chance to do it here in my backyard is nice. That's all I was looking for. It didn't work out [in New York] for whatever reason. There was kind of a mutual split, just, 'Hey, it's not working.' I want to start fresh, start the slate clean and that's what I get to do here."


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- Feminism Reimagined: The Third Wave
▪ 2008IntroductionLaura Brunell The third wave of feminism emerged in the mid-1990s. Generation Xers, born in the 1960s and '70s in the developed world, came of age in a media-saturated, diverse world; they possessed significant legal rights and protections that had been obtained by first- and second-wave feminists. In some ways, however, third-wave feminism can be viewed as a reaction to the positions and unfinished work of second-wave feminism.Background.First-wave feminism (1848–1920) focused primarily on obtaining the full legal personhood and the political enfranchisement of women. Second-wave feminism (1963–1991) continued these struggles through the ultimately unsuccessful push for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (introduced 1923, approved by the Senate 1972, failed ratification 1982) and the founding of durable political organizations such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) and NARAL Pro-Choice America (originally National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws; later the National Abortion Rights Action League). Activists sought the enforcement of antidiscrimination laws through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, established in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and sex equality through legislation such as Title IX of the Federal Education Amendments of 1972. The streets and the courts were common venues for spreading the word and seeking redress for inequities.Feminism originated in critiques of the ways in which power and autonomy have historically been denied to women and to other people, purely on the basis of who they are. First-wave feminism focused on obtaining legal and political status—essentially personhood in the public sphere. As women became better educated and were accepted more fully as participants in the larger society, second-wave feminism focused on expanding women's economic power. Although protecting women's reproductive rights and expanding their educational and athletic opportunities were ends in themselves, second wavers also viewed them as the means to achieving greater economic power for women who were still largely absent from the upper echelons of power in business, government, and academia.Foundations.The third wave was made possible by the greater economic and professional power and status achieved by women of the second wave, the massive expansion in opportunities for the dissemination of ideas created by the information revolution of the late 20th century, and the coming of age of Generation X scholars and activists.Some early adherents of the new approach were literally daughters of the second wave. Third Wave Direct Action Corporation (organized in 1992) became in 1997 the Third Wave Foundation, dedicated to supporting "groups and individuals working towards gender, racial, economic, and social justice"; both were founded by (among others) Rebecca Walker (b. 1969), the daughter of the novelist and second waver Alice Walker (b. 1944). Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future (2000), were both born in 1970 and raised by second wavers who had belonged to organized feminist groups, questioned the sexual division of labour in their households, and raised their daughters to be self-aware, empowered, articulate, high-achieving women.These women and others like them grew up with the expectation of achievement and examples of female success as well as an awareness of barriers. They chose to battle sexism by standing sexist symbols on their heads, to fight patriarchy with irony, to answer violence with stories of survival, and to combat continued exclusion with grass-roots activism and radical democracy. Rather than becoming part of the machine, third wavers began both sabotaging and rebuilding the machine itself.Influenced by the postmodernist movement in the academy, third-wave feminists have sought to question, reclaim, and redefine the ideas, words, and media that have transmitted ideas about womanhood, gender, sexuality, femininity, and masculinity, among other things. There has been a decided shift in favour of viewing gender as existing along a continuum. Each person is not simply male or female but rather is seen as possessing, expressing, and suppressing the full range of traits commonly associated with males or females. For third-wave feminists, therefore, "sexual liberation," a major goal of second-wave feminism, was expanded to mean a process of first becoming conscious of the ways one's gender identity and sexuality have been shaped by society and then intentionally constructing (and becoming free to express) one's authentic gender identity.Manifestations.Third wavers inherited a foothold of institutional power created by second wavers, including women's studies programs at universities, long-standing feminist organizations, and well-established publishing outlets such as Ms. magazine and several academic journals. Nonetheless, these outlets became a rather small part of the culture of the third wave.In expressing more recent concerns, third-wave feminists actively subverted, co-opted, and played on seemingly sexist images and symbols. This was evident in the double entendre and irony of the language commonly adopted by people in their self-presentations. Slang used derogatorily in most earlier contexts became proud and defiant labels. The spirit and intent of the third wave shone through the raw honesty, humour, and horror of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, the righteous anger of punk rock's riot grrrls, and the playfulness, seriousness, and subversion of Guerrilla Girls, women who don gorilla masks in an effort to expose female stereotypes and fight discrimination against female artists.In reaction and opposition to images of women as passive, weak, virginal, and faithful, the third wave redefined women and girls as assertive, powerful, and sometimes promiscuous. In popular culture this redefinition gave rise to icons of powerful women and girls that include the singer Madonna and the Disney heroines Mulan (1998) and Giselle (Enchanted, 2007) as well as the women depicted in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and Sex and the City (1998–2004) and the sassy self-expression of "Girl Power" merchandise.The increasing ease of publishing on the Internet meant that e-zines and blogs became ubiquitous. Many serious independent writers, not to mention organizations, found that the Internet offered a forum for the exchange of information and the publication of essays and videos that made their point to a potentially huge audience. The Internet radically democratized the content of the movement with respect to participants, aesthetics, and issues.Controversies.Predictably, third wavers faced critics. As the third wave found its voice in the early 1990s, some writers were declaring themselves postfeminist and arguing that the movement had lived beyond its usefulness. Meanwhile, established feminists of the earlier generation argued that the issues had not really changed and that the younger women were not adding anything of substance. Some writers from inside and outside the movement rushed to declare the wave broken by about 2000. In addition, questions of sexualized behaviour raised debate on whether revealing clothing, designer-label stiletto heels, and amateur pole dancing represented true sexual liberation and gender equality or old oppressions in disguise. Fissures and disagreements were present in each wave of feminism. The third wave, like the first and second waves before it, is a plural and multifaceted movement, comprising people of many gender, ethnic, and class identities, experiences, and interests.Laura Brunell is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash.
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A while back I shared a card showing how to make your own background paper. You can see that original post HERE.
For this card that I cased by Tina Rappe I didn't have the Washi Tape that she used on her card for the little flags, so I decided to create my own designer paper.
I stamped splatters and stripes from the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set using Gold Encore Ink (Versa Mark would work too) onto Very Vanilla Card Stock and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder. Then all I needed to do was punch out the flag/banner that I needed. So sorry that items on this card are retired, but if you are at all like me you have tons of retired product laying around and this is my attempt to give you ideas how to use them up.
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Fancy Foil Designer Paper
Fun Stuff: Ovals Framelits, Small Banner Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold/Vanilla Bakers Twine, Dimensionals.
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Crispy, red pepper and goats cheese bites
I had a good day on the Friday just gone. After a week of early starts with the school run and late finishes with work, I took time out on Friday. This doesn't happen often (in fact it is very rare) despite my husband frequently persuading me about the benefits of 'down time'. There is a lot of sense in it; revived creativity, elevated mood, remembering the simple things in life and so contributing towards a heart that is full of gratitude and, it is true, I did feel lighter.
The girls and I had lunch at a friend's house. We each took a little something with us, but our host did most the cooking and it was all gorgeous. I must have mentioned before that it is seldom that anyone will cook for me, so I feel particularly spoilt when I can sit back and watch (and of course eat). Just sitting in the sunshine of her kitchen, I looked around at the other three ladies at different stages of life, all with different blessings and challenges and yet all were smiling.
The season of relishing the sunshine on the face, whilst eating picky foods is upon us; there is new hope, renewed energy and baby animals being born. My little friends in the garden (the flowers that visit us every spring) are pepping above the soil now and ready to burst open. Many of them are older than my five-year-old baby and many others have been planted with his help. This is the season of emerging colour and gentle excitement, it is my favourite season. My skirts get a good dusting off and the garden tools come out. The meals get lighter, more portable and become more of a compilation of bite sized goodies, which is why I thought it timely to share this recipe for crispy red pepper and goats cheese bites; they're oozy and sweet with cheese and pepper. They're mild yet lasting and have generous crunch and depth. They are easy to make, for when you have friends over. I used the remaining roasted red pepper to make a quick and easy harissa, the pairing worked!
Recipe (makes 16 crispy bites)
2 medium sized baking potatoes
100g goats cheese
150g of Cooks & Co roasted red pepper, sliced into bite sized pieces
1 large spring onion, or two medium sized spring onions
1 tsp. cumin seeds
Chilli flakes to taste
Salt to taste
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
50g plain flour
2 medium eggs, lightly whisked with a fork
125g panko breadcrumbs
Vegetable oil for shallow frying
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"Captain America: The First Avenger" and "X-Men: First Class" showed us the perfect way to breathe new life into the increasingly repetitive comic book movie genre - go period. Both the WWII-set adventure and the 60s-era mutant caper were successful, and their success provides the template for how to finally make "Power Man & Iron Fist" work.
Set in the 70s, honey.
For those who don't know, Power Man (aka Luke Cage) and Iron Fist are a pair of superheroes who decide that fighting crime is great and noble and all, but why not make a little cash doing it? Rather than just dropping in on the Avengers, these two - one a hulking badass with superhuman strength and impenetrable skin, the other a kung-fu master who can focus his "chi" into a devastating Dragon Punch - decide to set themselves up as "Heroes for Hire."
Both Power Man and Iron Fist have been the subject of separate movie projects already. John Singleton was reportedly working on a Power Man film to star Tyrese (although the "Old Spice guy" Isaiah Mustafa made a passionate online bid for the role), and "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and "The Phantom Menace" star and martial artist Ray Park was tied to an Iron Fist movie for a long time before it was scrapped.
But setting these two up in the modern world is a mistake. A 70s-setting is where this wisecracking odd couple would (and did) flourish. Combining the buddy cop essence of "Starsky and Hutch" with heaping doses of blaxsploitation and kung-fu - it would be like a 70s movie mix tape more than it would be a "comic book movie." Played right, it can be like some kind of lost, unreleased Fred Williamson/Bruce Lee crossover movie.
Who could direct such an epic? Clearly, someone with a firm grasp of the era's look and feel. Quentin Tarantino is almost so obvious a choice as to be dismissed, but the guy clearly loves his comic books (references to The Thing in "Reservoir Dogs," the Superman speech in "Kill Bill Vol. 2") and definitely has a feel for both blaxsploitation and kung-fu. But what about Steven Soderbergh? Check out "Haywire" or even "Ocean's Twelve" (we know, we know, but just watch it for the style) and you can see him having some fun here.
Also, I think we can all agree that, on screen, the "Modern" Luke Cage would be boring:
And THIS one would be, well, about 8 different kinds of awesome:
And there's no way to pull off a yellow butterfly collar and a tiara in 2012, despite what "Project Runway" tells you.
Throw in a funk-tastic score and you've got a cool, street-level superhero movie that defies all the usual conventions (no adolescent angst, no intergalactic threats, no earnest speechifying) and could just be what the genre is looking for.
Oh, also? One time, Cage stole the Fantastic Four's FantastiCar and flew all the way to Europe because Dr. Doom owed him money. EXACTLY.
Make it so, Hollywood.


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Whether you need it or not, you can bet that your next gadget will have a colour screen. MP3 players and home phones are the latest to get the treatment, even if - as is the case with this BT phone - all a colour display adds is a touch of futuristic glam.
Sadly, the glam evaporates when you use the phone. The handset is too fat, the buttons feel nasty and cheap, and the polyphonic ringtones are horrendous.
On the bright side, call quality's reasonable, there's a slot for copying contacts from a mobile SIM, and you can assign different ringtones to different callers if you sign up to Caller ID.


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Gerard Schwarz, Mozart Orchestra of NY Music Director
Internationally recognized for his moving performances, innovative programming and extensive catalog of recordings, American conductor Gerard Schwarz serves as Music Director of the Mozart Orchestra of New York.
He is also the Music Director of the All-Star Orchestra, an ensemble of top musicians from America's leading orchestras featured in twelve television programs that have aired throughout the United States on public television, worldwide by internet streaming and is the basis for their Khan Academy education platform that has already reached over 4 million students. As in baseball, Schwarz created an "all-star" team of top musical athletes to encourage a greater understanding and enjoyment of classical music. All programs are now released by Naxos on DVD and are awarded four Emmy Awards and ASCAP Award. Schwarz also serves as Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina and Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony.
With more than 300 world premieres to his credit, Schwarz has always felt strongly about commissioning and performing new music. A new initiative with the Eastern Music Festival and the Bonnie McElveen Hunter Commissioning Project will bring ten new world premieres from American composers to the festival over a period of ten years. Richard Danielpour's A Prayer for Our Time was featured in summer of 2013 and John Corigliano's work for violin and orchestra will be performed in 2014. During Schwarz's tenure with the festival, he has expanded audiences to the largest in its history, incorporated a composer in residence program, developed three new concert series and increased the focus on new works with 23 world premieres over the last four seasons.
A prolific recording artist, Schwarz's total discography numbers over 350 on more than 11 labels. His pioneering cycles of American symphonists such as William Schuman, David Diamond and Howard Hanson have received high critical praise, as have his acclaimed series of Stravinsky ballets, symphony cycles of Robert Schumann, Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich as well as his orchestral works of Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss and Rimsky-Korsakov. More than 50 discs featuring Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony – with works by 54 composers ranging from the Baroque to contemporary periods – were released in the last two years. In addition to his numerous recordings with the Seattle Symphony, he has also recorded with the Berlin Radio Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Orchestra, London Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic and Eastern Music Festival.
A sought-after guest conductor, Schwarz has led many of the world's greatest orchestras and Opera companies. He has appeared with the Juilliard Opera, Kirov Opera, Mostly Mozart Festival, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera and Washington National Opera and has has led 21 productions with the Seattle Opera in addition to appearing on the concert platforms of some of the world's most prestigious venues.
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Schwarz joined the New York Philharmonic in 1972 as co-principal trumpet, a position he held until 1977. Schwarz's numerous previous positions include Music Director of New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, Music Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and New York Chamber Symphony, and Artistic Advisor to the Tokyo Philharmonic.
Schwarz, a renowned interpreter of 19th century German, Austrian and Russian repertoire, in addition to his noted work with contemporary American composers, completed his final season as music director of the Seattle Symphony in 2011 after an acclaimed 26 years – a period of dramatic artistic growth for the ensemble. Maestro Schwarz was instrumental in the building of Benaroya Hall, amassed a critically acclaimed discography of more than 140 recordings; numerous television programs and concert broadcasts; implemented music education programs including new series and the successful Soundbridge Center and significantly increased audience attendance.
In his nearly five decades as a respected classical musician and conductor, Schwarz has received hundreds of honors and accolades including five Emmy Awards, 14 GRAMMY nominations, eight ASCAP Awards and numerous Stereo Review and Ovation Awards. He holds the Ditson Conductor's Award from Columbia University, was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America and has received numerous honorary doctorates. Most recently, the City of Seattle recognized his outstanding achievements and named the street alongside the Benaroya Hall "Gerard Schwarz Place," and the State of Washington gave him the honorary title of "General" for his extraordinary contributions as an artist and citizen.
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What I haven't seen explained on this forum is the possibility that the story itself, about the widespread panic, was a media hoax.
The true extent of the panic seems to have been that a small band of Grover's Mill locals, believing the town's water tower on Grover's Mill Road had been turned into a "giant Martian war machine", fired guns filled with buckshot in an attack on the water tower.
Research published six weeks after the broadcast by the American Institute of Public Opinion was skewed. They later admitted that figures of one million people listening to the programme were wildly inaccurate. In addition, where people surveyed had said they were "frightened", "disturbed", or "excited" by show, these terms were conflated into the description that they had felt "panicked" by The War of the Worlds.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-to-listen-to/the-war-of-the-worlds-panic-was-a-mythThe newspapers had a clear agenda. An editorial in The New York Times, headlined In the Terror by Radio, was used to censure the relatively new medium of radio, which was becoming a serious competitor in providing news and advertising. "Radio is new but it has adult responsibilities. It has not mastered itself or the material it uses," said the editorial leader comment on November 1, 1938.
Given what we know about the media owners this sounds plausible. Maybe there were other consequences. Obviously it must have helped Wells popularity. An interesting similarity about the the radio broadcast and 9/11 is that they both happened when a new medium became popular (radio or internet).
Maybe we can broaden this topic if anybody has interesting info about H.G. Wells.


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May all my furiends and their families have a very Merry Christmas and joyous holiday season. To all the hoomans, thank you for adopting and rescuing all the dogs and cats from the Animal Shelters. It is heart-warming to know that they now feel safe and warm, with a tummy full of food and a warm bed sleep in.
Adopt Don't Shop!
God Bless Everyone. ❤🎄🎅😍
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Carolyn Belefski, Molly Lawless, Matt Dembicki, and Mike Rhode on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Busboys & Poets, 5th & K Streets, Washington, DC
Cost: FREE and open to the public!
The Women's National Book Association, DC Chapter will sponsor a panel discussion on the DC graphic novel scene. The panel for the event, to be held at Busboys & Poets in Mt. Vernon, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., will include Carolyn Belefski, Molly Lawless, Matt Dembicki, and Mike Rhode. The event is free and open to the public.
Carolyn Belefski is the mastermind behind the Web comic Curls. She is also one of the creators of several other comic books: Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales and The Legettes. She posts nightly to her blog, Sketch Before Sleep. Her work has been published in USA WEEKEND Magazine, The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Living Magazine, Magic Bullet, CROQ Zine and The Pulse on COMICON.com. She was a nominee for the Kim Yale Award for Most Talented Newcomer for 2010.
Matt Dembicki is a D. C. based cartoonist. His works include the award-winning nature parable Mr. Big, the great white shark story Xoc and Brewmaster's Castle, a story about legendary D.C. brewer Christian Heurich. His latest anthology, Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection, has received rave reviews from Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and the School Library Journal. Trickster has been nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Dembicki also hosts comic book-making workshops for kids in and outside the D.C. area.
Molly Lawless is a Boston native who moved to the DC area in 2005. She has self published mini comics as well as a compilation, Infandum!…ad Infinitum. She is currently working on a full-length graphic novel for McFarland Publishing titled, Hit By Pitch. She is an avid blogger and includes her family in what she posts daily.
Mike Rhode, panel moderator, is co-author of the Comics Research Bibliography, Editor of Exhibition and Media Reviews of the International Journal of Comic Art, and a contributing writer for Hogan's Alley. Rhodes was named Best (Comics) Art Blogger by the City Paper for his ComicsDC blog in 2008. He edited Harvey Pekar: Conversations, a book of interviews for the University Press of Mississippi. He has written for the Comics Journal and was selected as a RFK Journalism Awards judge for the editorial cartoon division in 2009 and 2010. Rhodes currently writes about comics for the City Paper.
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It's the fail heard around the Internet as video of a graduating student's failed backflip goes viral.
Davenport University held its spring graduation on Sunday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Robert Jeffrey Blank was a little excited about his big accomplishment. After shaking hands with the university president, he's seen attempting a backflip on stage that went horribly wrong.
Instead of landing to cheers, Blank face-planted with a loud thud.
Blank was somehow not injured and could laugh at the fail as he walked off stage.
Maybe next time just stick with the fist pump.


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Simon,simonshack wrote:Dear Rusty,
As you may know (I didn't - but I just looked it up), the wooden cross pieces holding rails together are called 'ties' - or 'sleepers' :
So let me put it this way. How many ties (or sleepers) can you count in this image?
And how many ties (or sleepers) can you count in this other image?
Does this all add up for you - curvature-vs-dead-straightness and all? Thanks for your time!
I just have a couple of observations to make about this incident that you may or may not have noticed. Your interest in the imagery of the "reporter" (by the track) is not lost on me, and something doesn't set well with me either. But first, this image is a head scratcher for me.
I have to wonder if it's possible for a head on collision to result in the crumpling of the impacted train carts while leaving the ones behind them on the track. One would think the force would cause derailment of the train behind the "impact zone" (for lack of a creepier expression).
Again, that "reporter" image seems off to me, so I looked at it closer for something more objectively problematic than the curve which can be dismissed (properly or not) as perspective etc. Please observe, and feel free to set me straight if I'm missing something here. I don't claim to be an expert of image analysis, but these appear to be objectively inconsistent.
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Colorado Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Colorado Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Colorado added 45,800 non-agricultural jobs over the past 12 months, a growth rate of 1.8%. Within the metropolitan market areas included in this report, annual employment growth was seen in all areas other than Grand Junction (where employment was stable) with substantial growth seen in Fort Collins (4.6%) and Greeley (3.5%).
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Windermere Foundation Has Raised over $1,500,000 So Far This Year!
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to the generosity of Windermere agents and the community, the Windermere Foundation collected over $1,537,000 in donations through the third quarter of 2017. This is an increase of nine percent compared to this time last year! Individual contributions and fundraisers accounted for 62 percent of the donations, while 38 percent came from donations through Windermere agent commissions.
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Southern California Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Southern California Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
The counties covered by this report—Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside—added 108,500 new jobs between August 2016 and August 2017. As a result, the unemployment rate dropped from 5.5% to 5.3%. As noted in last quarter's report, employment growth in the Southern California market continues to taper, but the economy is still expanding and this will certainly continue.
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Nevada Real Estate Market Update
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Employment in the Las Vegas metropolitan area continues to moderate from the substantial growth of the past few years, but the region still experienced impressive annual employment growth of 3%. The market has added 28,400 new jobs over the past 12 months. With this growth in employment, the unemployment rate came in at 5.2%.
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The Washington State economy added 79,600 new jobs over the past 12 months—an impressive growth rate of 2.4% , and well above the national growth rate of 1.2%. However, as we anticipated in last quarter's report, we continue to see a modest slowdown in the growth rate as the state grows closer to full employment.
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It's almost Halloween; the time of year when people decorate their homes with haunting embellishments and spooky décor. Bats, spiders, and rodents are all good and fun when they're made of plastic, but when you have the real thing taking up residence in your home, it's no treat. Here are some tips for making sure these frightening critters don't make your house their permanent home.
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Find a New Home in Four Steps
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Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or a current owner looking for a bigger home, the ideas in this article will help you better navigate that all-important first step: Finding a property that you like (and can afford).
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Renting vs. Buying in Today's Market
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Watch These Dogs Falling Off the Bed — Daily Distraction
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The edge of the bed just kinda sneaks up on you sometimes, doesn't it?
Most of these pups have the good sense, after they've fallen, to try to play it off like nothing happened. "Totally meant to do that. It's better on the floor anyway, that's why I hopped—not fell, don't be ridiculous—down from there. Okay, gonna go take a nap now. On the floor, not the bed."
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


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The Advanced Seminar in Federal Indian Law will include 1) three light-reading, mini-course units, and 2) a small exercise in related research, writing, and class-presentation. In general the light-reading, mini-course units will focus on certain topics in the relationships between the Federal Government, the several States, the "Indian tribes", and their respective, if overlapping, citizenries. This year each mini-course will include three weeks of case law lectures on regulatory topics in "Indian Country" (as that term is defined in the US Code): Indian Gaming, environmental matters, and taxation. Each student will do a research, writing, and class-presentation exercise on any self-selected topic in Federal Indian Law. The final grade will be based on the paper and presentation, which can be for two or three credits.


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Aberdeen boss McInnes rules himself out of running for Scotland job
The Scottish Football Association has set a Monday deadline to appoint the new Scotland manager – but the job will not be going to Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes.
Press Association Sport understands Hampden chiefs have decided they cannot afford to wait any longer than early next week to decide on Alex McLeish's replacement.
The squad for next month's crucial Euro 2020 qualifiers with Cyprus and Belgium is due to be announced on Tuesday, May 28, and the SFA wants to give the new man in charge at least a week to draw up his first selection.
However, McInnes will not be moving into the national team hot seat after Aberdeen vice-chairman Dave Cormack announced the Reds boss had dropped out of the race.
The Dons director says McInnes has indicated to the Pittodrie board that he would reject the Scotland job even if the SFA decided he was the man it wanted.
McInnes' decision means Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke now appears to be out on his own as the leading contender to take over from McLeish, who was sacked last month.
"Derek is very attracted to being Scotland manager at some stage, but not just now," Cormack told BBC Scotland. "That's a big plus for us as a club.
"Whilst Derek himself aspires to be Scotland manager at some stage, Derek's made the decision that that time is not now – that he wants to focus on club football."
By setting a deadline for Monday, the governing body appears to be giving Clarke the time he needs to complete this season's duties with Kilmarnock before making their move.
Killie host Rangers at Rugby Park on Sunday as they play their final Ladbrokes Premiership fixture of the campaign.
Former West Brom and Reading boss Clarke confirmed last month he had received no contact from Hampden chiefs about taking over as Scotland manager but did admit he would be interested in the position "at some stage".
He added: "Whether it is now or not is a matter for you guys to talk about and speculate.
"I am fully focused on finishing the season well here at Kilmarnock.
"I don't speculate, there is no point in doing that. I know how football works. I am fully focused on this job here."
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WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation.
"I've hit a bottom where I realize I need help," Radel told District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Tignor in acknowledging that he purchased 3.5 grams of cocaine from an undercover agent.
A Drug Enforcement Administration official said Radel bought cocaine in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood on Oct. 29. Later that night, federal authorities went to his apartment and informed him that he would be facing criminal charges. The charges were made public Tuesday, and Radel expressed regret in a statement.
The 37-year-old lawmaker said he struggles with alcoholism and will seek treatment and counseling. Radel made no mention of his political future but says he had made an "extremely irresponsible choice" and let down his family and his constituents.
"I want to come out of this stronger," Radel said in court, later adding that he wants to "continue serving this country."
The DEA official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release details of the case in his own name, said Radel was identified to authorities as a cocaine buyer by his suspected dealer. The dealer had been arrested previously as part of a separate drug investigation led by a federal task force.
"In facing this charge, I realize the disappointment my family, friends and constituents must feel. Believe me, I am disappointed in myself, and I stand ready to face the consequences of my actions," Radel said in a statement.
"However, this unfortunate event does have a positive side. It offers me an opportunity to seek treatment and counseling," he added. "I know I have a problem and will do whatever is necessary to overcome it, hopefully setting an example for others struggling with this disease."
The cocaine possession charge, a misdemeanor, carries a statutory maximum of six months in prison and a fine of $1,000. Radel appears to be the first sitting member of Congress charged with a drug offense since former Rep. Frederick Richmond, D-N.Y., was convicted in 1982 on charges of tax evasion and drug possession.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the allegations are a matter for the courts.
"Beyond that, this is between Rep. Radel, his family and his constituents," Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said.
Radel was elected in 2012 to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District, which includes the Gulf Coast communities of Fort Myers and Naples. He was a radio host before becoming a congressman. He identifies himself on his Twitter profile as a "Hip Hop conservative" and "lover of #liberty," and his Twitter account has remained active in the past few weeks, including on the day of the bust.
Among the bills he's co-sponsored during his freshman term is legislation to amend the country's mandatory minimum drug sentencing laws.
Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry said he was disappointed in Radel but glad that he was seeking help.
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text: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Office of Policy and Program Development held a teleconference to discuss the new FSIS policy requiring producers to hold shipments of non-intact raw beef, intact raw beef products intended for non-intact use and all ready-to-eat products containing meat and poultry until they pass agency testing for foodborne adulterants. The discussion focused on requirements for importers of record while products are tested for adulterants by the agency. While the mark of inspection may continue to be applied, the importer of record must maintain ownership and not allow the product to enter commerce until negative results are received. FSIS will test for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella and anticipates most negative test results will be determined within two days. The teleconference was held Feb. 7 from 2-3 p.m. (EST). For more information, contact Kurt Krusekopf at (979) 862-4381 or email@example.com. FSIS developed the "hold and test" policy, which will reduce consumer exposure to unsafe meat products, based on public comment and input received on a Federal Register Notice published in April 2011. The effective date of the policy is February 8, 2013. FSIS estimates if this new requirement had been in place between 2007 through 2010, 49 of the 251 meat, poultry and processed egg product recalls that occurred during that period could have been prevented. The agency issued the following resources to assist producers and importers of record. FAQs: FSIS Hold and Test Conference Call with Industry held February 7, 2013 (PDF Only) FSIS Notice 07-13 - Control of Agency Tested Products for Adulterants FSIS Notice 08-13 - Control of Agency Tested Imported Products for Adulterants FSIS Compliance Guideline for Controlling Meat and Poultry Products Pending FSIS Test Results


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David Arquette has become a father again.
The 42-year-old Scream actor has become dad to Charlie West with TV reporter girlfriend Christina McLarty.
"Mom, dad and baby are doing well," David's representative told People.
"They appreciate all of your well wishes and thank you for respecting their privacy at this time."
David has nine-year-old daughter Coco with ex-wife Courteney Cox, who is currently seeing Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid.
The actor previously told US Weekly about his excitement at "seeing my girlfriend Christina being a mother for the first time and all the joy and love that it's going to bring her and me".
The couple have been dating on and off since 2011.
David and Courteney split after nearly 14 years of marriage.